1,001 children’s games from the year 1935

1001 lastemängu aastast 1935

The databases consists of children's games' descriptions found in Estonian Folklore Archives collections. Most of the available game descriptions come from the materials of the nationwide children's games collecting competition of 1934-1935. Game descriptions and drawings were collected from schoolchildren. The competition was organized in co-operation with the school administration of the Ministry of Education. The games were selected in a way that all former counties of Estonia are represented. The sample contains the majority of the popular games at that time for children age 5-15, presenting also the most unique ones. Furthermore, you will find descriptions of games that are played to this day and the forgotten ones. The texts are modified to be more readable, but they still include spellings that are old-fashioned and do not comply with the contemporary orthographic rules. One game can be presented in several different variants that help to understand its rules better.